Elevated Levels of Cytokines Associated with Th2 and Th17 Cells in Vitreous Fluid of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Patients

Macrophages are involved in low-grade inflammation in diabetes, and play pathogenic roles in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) by producing proinflammatory cytokines. T cells as well as other cells are also activated by proinflammatory cytokines, and infiltration into the vitreous of patients...

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Main Authors: Takeuchi, Masaru, Sato, Tomohito, Tanaka, Atsushi, Muraoka, Tadashi, Taguchi, Manzo, Sakurai, Yutaka, Karasawa, Yoko, Ito, Masataka
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564282/